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be kindly
形容词作表语，描述人的性格。
The old man is kindly.
这位老人很和蔼。
善良的；仁慈的；有同情心的
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善良的；仁慈的；有同情心的
Kind, warmhearted, and sympathetic; showing sympathy and generosity.
The old man is kindly.
这位老人很和蔼。
性情善良的；仁慈的,热心的,有同情心的。
Having a kind personality; kind, warmhearted, sympathetic.
表现出同情、理解和慷慨的；或由此激发的
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
令人愉快和可亲的
pleasant and agreeable
The kindly old woman offered me a seat.
那位和蔼的老妇人给我让了座。
AI contextual example
He gave a kindly smile to the nervous child.
他给那个紧张的孩子一个温和的微笑。
AI contextual example
Of all the nurses, she was the kindliest.
在所有护士中，她是最和蔼的。
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kindly criticism
善意的批评。
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形容词作表语，描述人的性格。
The old man is kindly.
这位老人很和蔼。
后接介词to，表示对某人友好。
She is kindly to all her students.
她对她所有的学生都很温和。
形容词作定语，修饰名词。
He has a kindly smile.
他有着温和的笑容。
Not this
She is kindly to everyone.
Use this
She is kind to everyone.
形容词 kindly 通常用于修饰名词（如 a kindly old man），而不与介词 to 连用表示“对……和蔼”；此时应用形容词 kind。
Not this
He is more kindly than his brother.
Use this
He is kinder than his brother.
kindly 的比较级形式虽可用 more kindly，但更自然的表达是用 kind 的比较级 kinder；且 kindly 作形容词时较少用于比较结构。
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和蔼的性格
She has a kindly nature that makes everyone feel welcome.
她天性友善，让每个人都感到受欢迎。
温和的性情
His kindly disposition won him many friends.
他温和的性情为他赢得了很多朋友。
亲切的态度
The teacher spoke in a kindly manner to the shy student.
老师以亲切的态度对那个害羞的学生说话。
和蔼的微笑
The old man gave her a kindly smile.
那位老人对她露出了和蔼的微笑。
善意的帮助
I appreciate your kindly help with the project.
我感谢你对这个项目的善意帮助。
善意的建议
She offered some kindly advice to the new employee.
她给新员工提供了一些善意的建议。
欣然接受，喜欢
He did not take kindly to criticism.
他不喜欢接受批评。
赞同，善待
The committee looked kindly on his proposal.
委员会赞同他的提议。
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Kindly 拆解为 kind（善良）和 -ly，意指如善良般和蔼。
常见场景：polite、formal、interpersonal 形容词kindly多用于描述人性格温和、亲切，常见于正式或礼貌的交流场合，也可用于一般描述。
Only 'blindly' rhymes perfectly with 'kindly' (/ˈkaɪndli/). Words like 'friendly', 'lovely', 'deadly' share the -ly ending but have different vowel sounds. 'Mildly' and 'wildly' are near rhymes with a different consonant cluster (/ldli/ vs /ndli/).
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.